Questions & Answers about Má ég fá aðra skeið?
What does each word in Má ég fá aðra skeið? do?
A literal breakdown is:
- Má = may / am I allowed to
- ég = I
- fá = get / receive / have
- aðra = another / second / other in a form that matches skeið
- skeið = spoon
So the structure is basically May I get another spoon?
Why does the sentence start with Má instead of ég?
Because this is a question, and Icelandic commonly puts the finite verb first in yes/no questions.
So:
- Ég má fá aðra skeið. = I may have another spoon.
- Má ég fá aðra skeið? = May I have another spoon?
This verb-first pattern is very common in Icelandic questions.
Why are there two verbs, má and fá?